Samuel Ashe was the ninth governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1795 to 1798. He was also one of the first three judges of the North Carolina Superior Court in 1787.
Ashe marker in his namesake Asheville, North Carolina
William Richardson Davie
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William Richardson Davie was an American statesman, politician, military general, and Founding Father of the United States who served as the 10th governor of North Carolina from 1798 to 1799. A member
Samuel Ashe (North Carolina governor)
…Samuel Ashe 9th Governor of North Carolina In office November 19, 1795 – December 7, 1798 Preceded by Richard Dobbs Spaight, Sr. Succeeded by William Richardson Davie Personal details Born March 24, 1725 Beaufort, Province of North Carolina, British America Died February 3, 1813 (aged 87) Rocky Point, North Carolina…
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale
Davie (at right wearing a masonic apron) laying the cornerstone of Old East, the oldest building on the campus of the University of North Carolina
Old Well in front of the South Building 2005